First time build, rate and advice appreciated

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Bowdley94

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Case
PCS PRISM-X ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700KF (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS TUF GAMING GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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Hi there!

Not a bad attempt, but this could definitely use some tweaks.

What is your budget?
What are you going to be using the PC for?
What monitor are you pairing with this?

Please can you post the config link to the spec as per the link below:

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MrWilson

MrWilson

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Alright, so with £3k for a PC and monitor I've gone for this. Moved you to the AMD platform as we can get a great bang for the buck CPU in the 5600x that will smash out 4k gaming without issue and has a lower thermal output than the Intel CPU you had originally specced, so we don't need to spend as much on cooling. This gives us room for the 3080 which is the go-to card for 4k 144hz gaming.
Improved your storage, got a bigger PSU to support a potential GPU upgrade in a few years.
Pair this up with the Gigabyte M32U, a 32 inch 4k 144hz monitor that gives great performance that won't burn a hole in your wallet.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,162.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/jude22smXX/
 
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Bowdley94

Member
Can I ask the importance of the extra SSD’s? And also the usage of a much more powerful power source than required?
Also with the SSD where would you recommend the OS being installed?
Many thanks again
 
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TonyCarter

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The higher power PSU is for a bit of future-proofing and extra headroom - as the Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs can use a lot of wattage when running full blast (as much as 200w each I believe) so add in a few watts for SSD/HDDs, USB-connected devices, RGB, etc. and you could be close to the working/recommended capacity of the 750w PSU (usually try to stay within about 70% of it's max to help efficiency/heat/noise). Plus it allows you to put a beefier CPU/GPU in at a later date without having to fo the hard work of swapping out the PSU.

The SSDs (in m.2 form) are many times faster than the SATA one you chose originally (the 'fast' one is about 14x faster, and the 'slow' one is 7x faster than the SATA SSD)
  • The smaller fast one is for your boot drive and applications...as they're what will take most advantage of the really fast m.2 SSD.
  • The 2nd, larger one is slightly slower - for your games installations - as it doesn't need to be ultra-quick for running games launchers, launching games and loading in game assets.
  • The reason for having 2 m.2 drives is so that the normal operation of the OS (which is running background processes all the time) doesn't impede on general performance by trying to read/write both system and gaming data a single SSD at the same time...2 SSDs means it can run 1 process on one SSD and another on the 2nd SSD in parallel (using each SSDs cache to speed things up) instead of trying to run 2 processes in sequence on a single SSD and thus having to wait for the first to complete.
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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Bowdley94 said:
That’s a much better looking build, thanks a lot!
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No worries, happy to help!
Bowdley94 said:
Can I ask the importance of the extra SSD’s? And also the usage of a much more powerful power source than required?
Also with the SSD where would you recommend the OS being installed?
Many thanks again
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So you have 2 SSDs because they have different purposes. The 500GB drive is for the OS and programs which you always want on the fastest drive you can fit in your budget. Then we have a slower, but still very fast drive for your games. This is about the limit where you'll see an increase in load times in games so having everything on the superfast Gen 4 drives means you're paying extra for no performance boost. It also means if your OS gets corrupted you don't have to reinstall your games library.

@TonyCarter has covered the PSU explanation very well. I have a 1000W PSU in my own rig and I only have a 3070, so I do also practice what I preach! :)
 
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